Acts 7:57

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At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

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  • Ps 58:4 : 4 Even from birth, the wicked are estranged; from the womb, they go astray, speaking lies.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
  • Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
  • Acts 21:27-31 : 27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.' 29 They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.
  • Acts 23:27 : 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen.

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